Fans Howl in Cannes for Rob

CANNES, France --
Robert Pattinson put some bite into the celebrity sightings at the Cannes Film Festival.
The British actor, who shot to heartthrob status last fall as the young stud bloodsucker in the hit vampire romance “Twilight,” stopped by Cannes to talk up the sequel and catch a movie or two. Pattinson said he’s still getting used to the fact that people know him wherever he goes.
“It is still strange,” Pattinson said Tuesday. “I just don’t get the immediate-recognition thing. I was at the Frankfurt airport yesterday, and people just immediately know who you are. It’s never, ‘Are you …?’ It’s just like, ‘Can I have a photo?’”
While at Cannes, Pattinson said he planned to see Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds,” which is in the festival’s main competition.
He said he has four days of shooting left in Italy next week on “New Moon,” the sequel based on Stephenie Meyers’ best-sellers about a high school girl (Kristen Stewart) who falls for Pattinson’s immortally young vampire.
The producers hired more guards than on “Twilight” to keep onlookers at bay for the “New Moon” shoot, but Pattinson said it turned out to be unnecessary.
“They had tons of security, but then at the end of the day actually, hardly anyone knew where we were shooting,” Pattinson said. “I’m walking around with, like, three guys following me around all the time, and no one ever turned up. There was never any infiltrators.”

Robert Pattinson Kisses Aunctioned Off

How much is a kiss with Rob Pattinson worth? Keep reading and watch our newly added video to find out!
The vampy leading man was auctioned off today in Cannes for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS 2009 Cocktail Party. The bidding got so high that Pattinson was split between two bidders, who each paid $20,000 for the chance to meet, greet and win a kiss on the cheek from the 'Twilight' idol. Watch the video to see Harvey Weinstein introduce a blushing Rob. Movie mogul Harvey explains that all three of his young daughters want to marry the actor!
Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger auctioned off a Segway, while Josh Hartnett and Danny Glover also took the stage during the auction. Another item that was auctioned off included a saxophone donated by Bill Clinton that sold for $130,000.
Proceeds from the auction support amfAR's work which includes AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education and sound AIDS-related public policy. To find out how you can support amfAR, visit http://www.amfar.org/.